JP2006074444A - Sliding device, and portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding device to be used for a portable product, by which a sliding operation is easily performed by one hand, and to provide a portable telephone. <P>SOLUTION: The sliding device is provided with: an elastic member for urging a cover in an opening/closing direction to an apparatus main body 2 between the apparatus body of the portable telephone and the cover having a display part; the cover to beslidable in the apparatus body 2; a lock part 29 for locking the cover to the apparatus body 2 at the closing or opening position; and a releasing means 38 for releasing the lock of the lock part 29 linked with the lock part 29. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide device and a mobile phone.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mobile structure such as a mobile phone has been adopted with a sliding structure in order to meet the demand for downsizing. This sliding structure is usually composed of a housing and a lid, and a lid is slidably coupled to the housing with a slide device interposed between the lid and the housing. .

For example, a mobile phone body provided with a numeric keypad is slidably provided with a display unit and a lid provided with a soft key. It is exposed and the display unit is exposed regardless of whether the lid is opened or closed. (See Patent Documents 1 and 2)
JP 2003-110675 A JP 2003-125052

  Such a conventional mobile phone equipped with a slide device is advantageous in that it can be performed with one hand when sliding the lid, but when this slide operation is performed with one hand, an operation of pushing the lid with a finger is not possible. Therefore, there is a possibility that the mobile phone slides down from the hand, or the soft key provided on the lid is erroneously operated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a slide device and a mobile phone used in a portable product that can be easily operated with a single hand.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an elastic member is provided between the portable product body and the lid body to bias the lid body in the opening direction or the closing direction relative to the portable product body, and the lid body is slid on the portable product body. It is possible to provide a lock part that locks the lid body to the portable product main body in the closed position or the open position, and is provided with release means that is linked to the lock part and unlocks the lock part.
By comprising in this way, it becomes possible to cancel | release the locked state of the cover body by the cancellation | release means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the lid is supported by the portable product main body via a movable part, and is locked to the movable part by the lock part and locked by the release means. A hook that is unlocked from the portion is provided.
By comprising in this way, the movement of the movable part by the urging | biasing force based on the elastic deformation of an elastic member can be controlled. Furthermore, when the hook locked by the releasing means is released, the movable part is quickly returned to the original position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when the lid body is locked to the portable product body, the hook is guided to the lock position and the locked state with the lock portion is maintained. It is characterized by being provided with a guide portion that enables it.
By configuring in this way, the hook is reliably guided to the lock part and supported by the lock part by the guide part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second or third aspect, the release means includes a release member that displaces the hook to an unlocked position and returns by an elastic body, and the release member is a portable product. It is characterized by having an operation part which protrudes outside the main body.
With this configuration, when the operation unit is operated, the release member is interlocked with the movement, and the hook can be released from the lock unit.

The invention according to claim 5 is interposed between the portable product main body and a lid that slidably covers the front surface of the portable product main body, and urges the lid to the open or closed position with respect to the portable product main body. A sliding device that is arranged along an opening / closing direction of the lid, is slidable along the opening / closing direction, and is connected to either the portable product body or the lid, and the movable An elastic member that urges the portion and a hook that is supported at one end by the movable portion, and locks the other end of the hook when the movable portion moves against the urge of the elastic member. And a release means for releasing the lock of the hook to the lock portion, the lock portion being linked to the lock portion.
By comprising in this way, a cover body can be interlocked with the movement of a movable part. If an operation portion protruding to the outside is provided in the release means, the lock of the hook to the lock portion can be released simply by operating this, and the lid can be easily slid with a small amount of operation.

A sixth aspect of the invention is characterized by comprising the slide device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects.
By comprising in this way, a cover body can be slid only by operating an operation part from the outside.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the unlocking can be performed with little effort, so that the lid can be easily slid and the convenience of the portable product can be improved.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the movement of the movable part by the urging force based on the elastic deformation of the elastic member can be restricted, the open position and the closed position of the lid can be reliably maintained. Furthermore, since the movable element is quickly returned to the original position by releasing the hook locked by the releasing means, it is possible to automate the sliding of the lid.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the hook is reliably guided to the lock portion and supported by the lock portion by the guide portion, it is possible to prevent the hook from being detached from the lock portion, and Can be maintained.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the operation portion is operated, the release member is interlocked with the movement of the operation portion, and the hook can be released from the lock portion. Can be opened automatically.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the lid can be interlocked with the movement of the movable part, it can be slid without touching the lid.
Further, if an operation portion protruding to the outside is provided in the release means, the lock of the hook to the lock portion can be released simply by operating this, and the lid can be easily slid with a small amount of operation. Therefore, the operability of the mobile phone is improved.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the lid can be slid only by operating the operation unit from the outside, the lid of the mobile phone can be slid with one touch, and can be easily performed with only one hand. Can be done. Therefore, the mobile phone can be used more conveniently.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
This embodiment shows a case where the portable product of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cellular phone 1 includes a device main body 2 (portable product main body) and a lid 3 that covers the upper surface 2 </ b> A side of the device main body 2. The apparatus main body 2 incorporates slide devices 6 described later on both sides along the longitudinal direction, and is provided so that pins 15 of the slide device 6 protrude from slits 14 described later. Further, a slit 14 for guiding the slide device 6 is formed on the upper surface 2A of the device body 2, and a plurality of device body operation buttons 5 are provided. Grooves 8 are provided on both side walls of the device body 2, and the lid 3 described later is supported in the grooves 8. Further, an operation portion 9 projects from the opening hole 10 on one side wall of the device main body 2, and the lid 3 is slid by operation of the operation portion 9. An antenna 7 is provided at the front of the device body 2.

  The lid 3 is provided with a display unit 44 on the upper surface 2A, and three lid operation buttons 11 are provided so that main operations can be performed even when the lid 3 is closed with respect to the device main body 2. It has been. Guide wall portions 12 are provided on both side edges of the lid 3, and the guide wall portions 12 are slidably engaged with the grooves 8, 8 of the device main body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slide device 6 is locked in a state in which the guide wall portion 12 of the lid body 3 is pushed to the stroke end of the groove 8 formed in the device body 2, and the lid body 3 is When the operation unit 9 is pressed against the device main body 2, the slide device 6 is unlocked, and the lid 3 is opened to the state in which the main operation button 5 is exposed as shown in FIG. It will be in use.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide wall portion 12 on the back surface 3A of the lid 3 is provided with a guide portion 45 directed inward so as to be continuous therewith. Further, a pair of recesses 13 is provided in the substantially central portion of the back surface 3A in the longitudinal direction. The recesses 13 are engaged with the pins 15 of the slide device 6 protruding from the slits 14 formed in the device main body 2.

Next, the slide device 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the slide device 6 includes a base plate 16 on the lower side. The base plate 16 is a member formed along the longitudinal direction of the device main body 2 and formed by press molding with walls rising from front to back and left and right. A pair of shafts 17 are fixed in the base plate 16 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and springs 18 (elastic members) are externally mounted on the shafts 17. The shaft 17 is provided by being inserted through a pair of guide holes 35 formed in the base portion of the T-shaped slide member 19 and installed on the base plate 16. The slide member 19 is slidably provided via a shaft 17, and the slide member 19 is urged by the spring 18 in the opening direction of the lid 3.
A pair of locking pieces 20 for fixing the shaft 17 is formed on the base side of the base plate 16 so as to rise from the bottom wall.

  The base of the hook 4 is attached to the T-shaped slide member 19 by a support pin 31 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the tip of the hook 4 is a locking portion 21. That is, when the slide member 19 moves in the direction in which the spring 18 is retracted, the slide member 19 can be fixed in a state where the hook 4 is locked to a lock frame 28 (lock portion) described later. An elastic guide piece 22 is formed between the pair of locking pieces 20 for supporting the spring 18 of the base plate 16 so that the bottom wall portion of the base plate 16 is gradually inclined upward.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lower unit 23 is configured by mounting the two shafts 17 and the spring 18 on the base plate 16 and mounting the slide member 19 on which the hook 4 is mounted. The upper cover 24 is attached to the housing. The upper cover 24 is formed with a slit 46 for allowing the fixing pin 25 to be described later to slide along the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction, and an opening 26 having a slightly larger diameter is formed at the stroke end. ing. The opening 26 is for the locking portion 21 of the hook 4 of the slide member 19 described above to appear and disappear. Similarly, a lock frame 28 having an opening 27 is attached so as to cover the opening 26 of the upper cover 24, and a lock that can be moved into and out of the opening 27 attached to a central portion of the lock frame 28. A body 29 is swingably supported by the lock frame 28 via support pins 30 on both sides.

  That is, when the locking portion 21 of the hook 4 supported by the slide member 19 is projected from the opening 26 of the upper cover 24 and the opening 27 of the lock frame 28 at the stroke end of the slide member 19, The stopper 21 is engaged with the lock frame 28 and pushes up the lock body 29 in the opening 27 of the lock frame 28 so that the locked state is maintained.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a slide bracket 33 formed in a C-shaped cross section is slidably attached so as to wrap the lower unit 23 and the upper cover 24 configured as described above from the outside. Through the fixing pin 25 that passes through the hole 34 formed in the slide bracket 33 and the hole 32 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) formed in the slide member 19, the slide bracket 33 is penetrated through the upper cover 24. The slide member 19 is fixed. Further, a pin 15 protrudes on the slide bracket 33, and this pin 15 protrudes from the slit 14 on the upper surface 2A of the apparatus main body 2 shown in FIG.

Accordingly, the movement of the slide device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. When the lid 3 is in an open state with respect to the device main body 2 as shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. The slide bracket 33, that is, the slide member 19 has moved to the tip of the shaft 17 without receiving the biasing force of the spring 18. In this state, the lock body 29 slightly protrudes the head 29 A from the opening 27 of the lock frame 28. It is in a state of letting it. Next, when the lid 3 is slid in the closing direction, the slide bracket 33 is pressed by the lid 3 through the pin 15 to the stroke end.
Thereby, the slide member 19 moves while pushing and contracting the spring 18 toward the stroke end of the slide device 6.

Then, in the vicinity of the stroke end, the hook 4 described above begins to turn counterclockwise while gradually displacing the locking portion 21 upward by the elastic guide piece 22, and when the hook 4 reaches the stroke end, the engagement of the hook 4 described above. The stopper 21 protrudes into the opening 27 of the lock frame 28 and presses the lower side of the lock body 29. Since the pressed lock body 29 changes its posture so as to rotate clockwise around the support pin 30 because the inclined surface 31 is formed in the rear part, the upper surface of the head 29A is slightly rearward. In the inclined state, it protrudes upward and is set with a sense of moderation because the inclined surface 31 is formed at the rear. At this time, the vertical wall 36 provided in the locking portion 21 of the hook 4 is locked to the front wall 37 of the opening 27. That is, the hook 4 is securely locked to the lock frame 28 by the force of the spring 18 to be extended.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid 3 is securely locked to the device main body 2.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 10, the slide devices 6 and 6 installed in the apparatus main body 2 are provided with a release member 38 (release means) linked to them. The release member 38 is provided on the stroke end side of the slide devices 6, 6, and is linked to the pressing portion 39 (release member) that presses the heads 29 A, 29 A of the lock bodies 29, 29, and the pressing portion 39. The connecting portion 40 extends along the side wall of the device main body 2 and the operation portion 9 is provided at the tip of the connecting portion 40 and protrudes from the opening 10 formed in the side wall of the device main body 2. A tension spring 43 (elastic body) that urges the pressing portion 39 toward the stroke end side of the slide device 6 is attached to the pressing portion 39 between the device main body 2.

Therefore, by pushing up the operation portion 9 against the tension spring 43 toward the front of the device main body 2, the pressing portion 39 of each slide device 6 causes the inclined head of the lock body 29 in the locked state. The locking portion 29 of the slide member 19 is pressed downward by the lock body 29 that presses it smoothly along the portion 29A and is gradually pressed down. At this time, the hook 4 is lowered while pressing the elastic guide piece 22. When the hook 4 is in a position where the engagement state of the hook 4 with the lock frame 28 is released, the hook 4 and the slide member 19 are moved by the spring 18 described above. Is energized and returns to its original position.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 3 is slid in a balanced manner by the two slide devices 6 and 6 and is in the open state. Moreover, since the cover body 3 can be slid by one touch, it can be easily opened with one hand.
For convenience of illustration, the release member 38 is shown only in FIG. 10, and only the operation unit 9 is shown in FIGS.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment is a slide member 50 in which the slide member 19 and the hook 4 of the slide device 6 in the first embodiment are integrated, and a lock base is used instead of the lock body 29 and the lock frame 28 of the first embodiment. 54 and the lock part 60, and in addition to this, the operation part 9 (release member) is an operation part 57 having a different configuration. Further, the pressing portion 39 (release member) and the operating portion 9 are integrated to form an operating portion 57 having a simple structure.
The basic configuration of the base plate 16, the shaft 17, the spring 18, the slide bracket 33, and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The slide member 50 is formed in a T shape, and includes a hook portion 63 integrally formed at the tip. The hook portion 63 is engaged with a lock body 52 (lock portion), which will be described later, from the lateral direction, and the hook portion 63 itself is not movable with respect to the slide member 50 unlike the above embodiment. Absent. Two guide holes 35 through which the pair of shafts 17 are inserted are formed in the base of the slide member 50.

  A lock base 54 is provided on the stroke end side of the base plate 16 adjacent to the locking piece 20 described above. A groove 56 is formed in the lock base 54 in the width direction of the base plate 16, and an operation portion 57 (release means) described later is slidably mounted in the groove 56, and a bearing hole 58 provided in a substantially central portion. The lock portion 60 is swingably supported. Further, the lock base 54 is formed with a groove 66 for receiving the hook portion 63 of the slide device 50.

The lock portion 60 swings in the width direction of the lock base 54 around the shaft portion 61, which is supported by the bearing hole 58 of the lock base 54 so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction. The front-end side lock body 52 is configured.
The lock body 52 is urged from the base plate 16 to the inside of the lock base 54 by a coil spring 62 (elastic body), and the front end portion of the lock body 52 is engaged with the hook portion 63 of the slide member 50. A portion 70 is provided.

Therefore, the lock body 52 of the lock portion 60 biased by the coil spring 62 protrudes from and engages with the hook portion 63 inserted into the groove 66 of the lock base 54. .
In addition, the operation portion 57 slidably mounted in the groove 59 of the lock portion 60 described above includes a projection 67 (release member) on the back surface 57A of the tip portion, and the projection 67 locks the lock portion 60. It is locked in a hole 68 provided in the body 52.
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the slide bracket 50 is fixed to the slide member 50 by the fixing pin 25 as in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, when the lid 3 is open, the lock body 52 pressed by the spring 18 is pressed by the coil spring 62 into the groove 66 of the lock base 54 and protrudes. Yes. Further, the operation unit 57 is similarly pressed through the lock body 52 and protrudes from the device main body 2 to the outside.
At this time, the base plate 16 and the upper cover 24 are each formed with a notch portion 71 a, and an opening hole 71 is formed by combining both, and the operation portion 57 is formed on the opening hole 71 and the side wall of the device body 2. It protrudes to the outside from the made opening hole (not shown).

In this state, when the lid 3 is slid in the closing direction, the hook portion 63 of the slide member 50 enters the groove 66 of the lock base 54 as shown in FIGS. 52 is pressed and retracted against the coil spring 62, and when the pushed-in hook part 63 exceeds the locking part 70 of the lock body 52, the lock body 52 biased by the coil spring 62 is locked. And the locking part 70 is locked to the hook part 63.
At this time, since the shaft portion 61 provided on the base portion side of the lock portion 63 can smoothly rotate, the engagement operation of the hook portion 63 with the lock body 52 is smoothly performed. In addition, inclined surfaces 70 </ b> A and 63 </ b> A are formed at the distal ends of the locking portion 70 and the hook portion 63 so that the hook portion 63 can smoothly push up the lock body 52.

Therefore, when the lid 3 is changed from the closed state to the open state with respect to the device main body 2, if the operation portions 57 on both sides provided in the pair of slide devices 51 are pressed from the outside, the lock body 52 is pivoted. Since it rotates in the retracting direction around the portion 61, the engagement state with the hook portion 63 is released, and the slide member 50 is returned to its original position via the slide bracket 33 by the compressed spring 18, and the lid The body 3 can be opened with one touch.
That is, the sliding of the lid 3 can be automated, and the opening operation can be easily performed with only one hand. Further, since the slide device 50 and the hook portion 63 are integrated, it is difficult to break, and the pressing portion 39 (release member) and the operation portion 9 are also integrally formed, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, you may make it make each operation part 57 interlock | cooperate not only in the said embodiment. By doing so, the lid body 3 can be opened simply by pressing one operation portion 57, and therefore the lid body 3 can be opened more easily. Moreover, you may comprise so that the cover body 3 may slide by pressing either one of the operation parts 57 in both sides so that operation may become easy irrespective of a dominant hand.
Moreover, the cover body 3 can be stably slid by providing the slide device 51 as a pair.

In the present invention, the mobile phone 1 has been described. However, the mobile phone 1 is not limited to the mobile phone 1, but includes a portable computer, a portable electronic dictionary, and other display units. It can be applied to any. Further, only one slide device 6, 51 may be provided in the device main body 2. Furthermore, the case where the lid 3 slides in the opening direction with respect to the device main body 2 when the operation units 9 and 57 are operated has been described. However, when the operation units 9 and 57 are pressed, the lid 3 is opened with respect to the device main body 2. The lid 3 may be configured to close.
Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the mobile telephone of 1st Embodiment in this invention. It is a perspective exploded view of a slide device of a 1st embodiment in the present invention. It is a perspective exploded view of a slide device of a 1st embodiment in the present invention. It is an assembly drawing of the slide apparatus of 1st Embodiment in this invention. It is sectional drawing of the slide apparatus of 1st Embodiment in this invention. It is sectional drawing of the slide apparatus of 1st Embodiment in this invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the slide apparatus of 1st Embodiment in this invention. It is a perspective exploded view of the slide apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in this invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the slide apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in this invention. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the slide apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in this invention. It is sectional drawing of the slide apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in this invention. It is sectional drawing of the slide apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone 2 Device body (mobile product body)
3 Lid 4 Hook 9 Operation part 18 Spring (elastic member)
19, 50 Slide member (movable part)
6, 51 Slide device 22 Elastic guide piece (guide part)
28 Lock frame (lock part)
38 Release member (release means)
39 Pressing part (release member)
43 Tension spring (elastic body)
52 Lock body (lock part)
57 Operation part (release means)
61 Shaft (lock)
62 Coil spring (elastic body)
63 Hook part (hook)
67 Protrusion (release member)

Claims (6)

    An elastic member is provided between the portable product body and the lid body to urge the lid body in the opening direction or the closing direction with respect to the portable product body so that the lid body is slidable and the lid body is closed. A slide device comprising: a lock portion that locks the portable product main body at a position or an open position; and a release device that links to the lock portion and releases the lock of the lock portion.     The lid is supported by the portable product main body via a movable part, and a hook that is locked to the lock part and unlocked from the lock part via the release means is provided on the movable part. The slide device according to claim 1.     A guide portion is provided that guides the hook to a locked position when the lid body is locked with respect to the portable product main body and can maintain a locked state with the lock portion. 2. The slide device according to 2.    The release means includes a release member that displaces the hook to an unlock position and returns by an elastic body, and the release member includes an operation portion that protrudes to the outside of the portable product body. The slide device according to 2 or 3. A slide device interposed between a portable product body and a lid that slidably covers an upper surface of the portable product body, and biases the lid to an open position or a closed position with respect to the portable product body,
A movable part that is arranged along the opening / closing direction of the lid, is slidable along the opening / closing direction, and is connected to either the portable product main body or the lid, and an elastic member that biases the movable part And a hook provided on the movable part, the lock part engaging with the hook when the movable part moves against the urging force of the elastic member, and linked to the lock part. A slide device comprising release means for releasing the engagement between the hook and the lock portion.     A mobile phone comprising the slide device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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