JP2007234635A - Handy terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a finger from being caught in a clearance caused in a turnable connector of both units when the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit. <P>SOLUTION: The first unit 102 and the second unit 103 are connected so that they freely turn and spread. A structure through which a flexible cable which electrically connects a first circuit board that the first unit 102 incorporates and a second circuit board that the second unit 103 incorporates passes is adopted for the turnable connector. A finger saving part 111 is positioned near the turnable connector of the first unit 102 and the second unit 103, and projects so that the finger grasping the turnable connector may be made to desert from the turnable connector with a turning operation of the second unit 103. The finger saving part 111 is arranged on a coating face 110 of the second unit 103. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handy terminal in which a first unit and a second unit both having an operation surface can be opened and closed in a spread state.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a handy terminal in which a first unit and a second unit both having an operation surface can be opened / closed in a double-spread state has been widespread (see Patent Document 1). The first unit and the second unit both have a built-in circuit board for processing information input in response to an operation on the operation surface, and between these two circuit boards. In order to realize the data communication, the circuit boards are electrically connected by a flexible cable. Due to such a structure, the flexible cable is passed through the rotation connecting portion between the first unit and the second unit.

JP-A-2005-347345

  In a handy terminal having a spread structure, a gap for passing, for example, a flexible cable tends to be generated in the rotational connection portion between the first unit and the second unit. For this reason, when opening the second unit relative to the first unit, a finger may be caught in the gap.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent a finger from being caught in a gap generated in the rotation connecting portion of both units when the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit.

  The handy terminal of the present invention includes a first unit having a first operation surface and incorporating a first circuit board, and a second unit having a second operation surface and incorporating a second circuit board. State transition between a state in which the first operation surface and the second operation surface face each other and a spread state by connecting the unit, the first unit, and the second unit so that they can be freely opened and closed. A hinge to be enabled, rising from the first circuit board in the direction of the first operation surface, passing through a connecting position between the first unit and the second unit, A flexible cable that is connected to the second circuit board from a portion and electrically connects the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and a circuit between the first unit and the second unit. The second unit Serial and second operation surface finger retracting section which protrudes from the outer surface of the back side of, including a.

  According to the present invention, the finger holding the rotation connection portion between the first unit and the second unit is separated from the rotation connection portion by the finger retracting portion with the rotation operation of the second unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a finger from being caught in a gap generated in the rotation connecting portion of both units.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a handy terminal showing an embodiment of the present invention is closed. The handy terminal 101 of the present embodiment is constituted by a first unit 102 and a second unit 103 that are connected so as to be freely rotatable and openable. It is a hinge 104 that connects the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 so that the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 can be freely opened and closed. The hinge 104 includes a pair of first hinge bodies 105 provided in a cylindrical shape at one end of the first unit 102 and a first hinge body 105 disposed at one side of the second unit 103. A pair of second hinge bodies 106 provided in a cylindrical shape so as to be arranged inside, a pair of connecting pins 107 for rotatably connecting the first hinge body 105 and the second hinge body 106, It is constituted by. That is, the first hinge body 105 is formed with a cable insertion hole (not shown) slightly larger in diameter than the connection pin 107, and the second hinge body 106 has a diameter that allows the connection pin 107 to be press-fitted. A cable insertion hole (not shown) is formed. Therefore, in a state where the first hinge body 105 and the second hinge body 106 are arranged so that the cable insertion holes are aligned with each other, one connection pin 107 is inserted into one first hinge body 105. Then, the second hinge body 106 adjacent to the second hinge body 106 is penetrated in a press-fitted state. Similarly, the other connecting pin 107 is inserted into the other first hinge body 105 and penetrated into the other second hinge body 106 adjacent thereto in a press-fit state. As a result, the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 are connected by the hinge 104 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  A rotation guide body 108 is rotatably connected between the pair of second hinge bodies 106. The rotation guide body 108 has an insertion hole 109 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) slightly larger in diameter than the pair of connecting pins 107, and the pair of second hinge bodies 106 are inserted into the insertion hole 109. A pair of connecting pins 107 penetrating the shaft 104 are slightly inserted so that they are pivotally attached to the first unit 102 so as to rotate coaxially with the rotation center of the hinge 104. The rotation guide body 108 will be described in detail later.

  A finger retracting portion 111 is attached to the exterior surface 110 of the second unit 103 in the vicinity of the attachment position of the rotation guide body 108. The finger retracting portion 111 is formed of a resilient material formed in a rectangular shape. Because of the elasticity, the finger retracting unit 111 has a larger coefficient of friction than the exterior surface 110 of the second unit 103 provided with the finger retracting unit 111. And the finger evacuation part 111 protrudes from the exterior surface 110 by the thickness.

  The first unit 102 is formed with a single finger retracting protrusion 112 so as to protrude along the hinge 104 so as to be positioned on one side where the hinge 104 is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the handy terminal 101 is opened. The first unit 102 has a first operation surface 113 on a surface that is closed by the second unit 103. A liquid crystal display panel 114 is attached to the first operation surface 113, and a touch panel 115 is laminated and attached to the liquid crystal display panel 114. The second unit 103 has a second operation surface 116 on a surface that is closed with respect to the first unit 102. The second operation surface 116 is formed by a membrane keyboard 117.

  A buffer member 118 is affixed to the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 so as to be positioned at a portion where they are joined to each other. These buffer members 118 have a role of reducing the impact caused by the collision that occurs when the second unit 103 is closed with respect to the first unit 102.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rotation guide body 108. The rotation guide body 108 has a cylindrical shape, and the insertion hole 109 described above is formed at the center thereof. The rotation guide body 108 has a cable insertion hole 121 formed by communicating the first inlet 119 and the second inlet 120 at the central portion thereof. The cable insertion hole 121 is used for inserting a flexible cable 122 described later. Such a rotation guide body 108 has a pair of engagement grooves 123 at both ends thereof. These engagement grooves 123 are formed long in the same direction as the axial direction of the insertion hole 109, and are provided as a structure for interlocking the rotation guide body 108 with the rotation operation of the second unit 103. Details of the engagement groove 123 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a vertical side view showing a pivotal connection portion between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103. The first unit 102 incorporates a first circuit board 124 therein. The first circuit board 124 drives and controls the liquid crystal display panel 114 provided on the first operation surface 113 and processes an input signal from the touch panel 115. The second unit 103 incorporates a second circuit board 125 therein. The second circuit board 125 processes an input signal from the membrane keyboard 117 provided on the second operation surface 116.

  The first circuit board 124 built in the first unit 102 and the second circuit board 125 built in the second unit 103 are electrically connected by the flexible cable 122. . The flexible cable 122 rises from the first circuit board 124 in the direction of the first operation surface 113, passes through the connection position between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103, and is located on the side of the second unit 103. To the second circuit board 125 to electrically connect the first circuit board 124 and the second circuit board 125. Such a flexible cable 122 is waterproofed by a waterproof packing 126 attached to the first unit 102 at a portion rising from the first circuit board 124 toward the first operation surface 113. And in the connection position between the 1st unit 102 and the 2nd unit 103, the cable penetration hole 121 provided in the rotation guide body 108 mentioned above is penetrated.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, when the first inlet 119 and the second inlet 120 formed in the rotation guide body 108 are compared, the inlet of the second inlet 120 is formed narrower. Yes. This is a flexible cable that extends from the first circuit board 124 and rises in the direction of the first operation surface 113 due to the structure in which the rotation guide body 108 rotates in conjunction with the rotation operation of the second unit 103. The position of 122 and the position of the first inlet 119 are relatively moved relative to each other, whereas the position of the flexible cable 122 extending from the second circuit board 125 and the position of the second inlet 120 are relatively moved. This is because there are few. That is, since the rotation guide body 108 is rotated by the second unit 103, the position of the flexible cable 122 extending from the second circuit board 125 and the position of the second inlet 120 are relatively moved relative to each other. do not do. On the other hand, since the rotation guide body 108 rotates largely with respect to the first unit 102, the first circuit board 124 extends from the first circuit board 124 unless the first inlet 119 is widened. The flexible cable 122 that rises in the direction of the operation surface 113 is caught in the rotating guide body 108 that rotates. Therefore, the width of the first inlet 119 is such that the flexible cable 122 extending from the first circuit board 124 and rising in the direction of the first operation surface 113 is not caught in the rotating guide body 108 that rotates. Must be widely set.

  The rotation guide body 108 has a structure of having a slit-like cable insertion hole 121 formed by communicating the first inlet 119 and the second inlet 120, and thus a pair of facing each other through the cable insertion hole 121. Cable guide bodies 127 and 128 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, these cable guide bodies 127 and 128 have a curved surface shape when viewed from the axial direction of the rotation guide body 108. Accordingly, the cable guide bodies 127 and 128 have curved surfaces that gradually separate away from each other with the substantially central portions facing each other as the top. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the flexible cable is in a state in which the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 are rotated so that the first operation surface 113 and the second operation surface 116 are in a spread state. One cable guide body 127 of the rotation guide body 108 that guides 122 has an auxiliary meat part 127 a having a shape that narrows the width of the second inlet 120 at a portion facing the second circuit board 125. The cable guide bodies 127 and 128 described above are all configured so that the second unit 103 rotates and opens between the fully closed state (see FIG. 1) and the spread state (see FIG. 2) with respect to the first unit 102. In the process, the flexible cable 122 is guided to an optimum state where excessive slack does not occur. The guidance of the flexible cable 122 by the cable guide bodies 127 and 128 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cross section of a rotationally connected portion between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103. As described with reference to FIG. 3, the rotation guide body 108 has a pair of engagement grooves 123 at both ends thereof. These engagement grooves 123 are formed at positions facing the rotational connection portion of the second unit 103 with respect to the first unit 102. Therefore, the second unit 103 is formed with a pair of engaging portions 129 that fit into the engaging grooves 123. These engaging portions 129 are fitted in the engaging grooves 123 and transmit the rotation operation of the second unit 103 to the rotation guide body 108. Therefore, the rotation guide body 108 rotates in conjunction with the rotation operation of the second unit 103.

  What is important here is that the engaging portion 129 formed in the second unit 103 fits into the engaging groove 123 formed in the rotation guide body 108 with play, and this play causes the second unit 103 to be engaged. This means that the rotation operation is not transmitted to the rotation guide body 108 until it rotates by a predetermined angle. In this case, the “predetermined angle” is 45 ° as an example. Here, the second unit 103 and the rotation guide body 108 are connected with play so that the rotation guide body 108 also rotates as the second unit 103 rotates. An interlocking mechanism 130 is configured to prevent the rotation operation from being transmitted to the rotation guide body 108 until the 103 rotates by a predetermined angle.

  In such a configuration, the second unit 103 can be freely opened and closed with respect to the first unit 102, and the first operation surface 113 and the second operation surface 116 face each other by the rotation operation. State transition can be made between a state and a spread state. In the present embodiment, the second unit 103 is rotated and opened between the fully closed state (see FIG. 1) and the spread state (see FIG. 2) with respect to the first unit 102. The rotation guide body 108 guides the flexible cable 122 to an optimum state in which excessive slack does not occur. This point will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  6 shows the rotation guide body 108 when the second unit 103 pivots between the fully closed state (see FIG. 1) and the spread state (see FIG. 2) with respect to the first unit 102. It is a schematic diagram which shows a rotation state. In FIG. 6, the state in which the second unit 103 is fully closed with respect to the first unit 102 (see FIG. 1) is represented as 0 °, and the second unit 103 is opened with respect to the first unit 102. The state (see FIG. 2) is expressed as 180 °. FIG. 6 clearly shows the rotation angle of the rotation guide body 108 when the second unit 103 rotates relative to the first unit 102 in 45 ° increments. In FIG. 6, the rotation guide body 108 is the rotation guide body 108 viewed from the same direction as in FIG. 4.

  FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing a rotation state of the rotation guide body 108 when the second unit 103 is opened from the fully closed state to the spread state with respect to the first unit 102. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the second unit 103 is in a fully closed state with respect to the first unit 102, the rotation guide body 108 (in the state of 0 °) has a first inlet 119. The second inlet 120 is positioned so as to face downward and to the upper left. Accordingly, the flexible cable 122 that electrically connects the first circuit board 124 and the second circuit board 125 is guided by the one cable guide body 128. That is, since the first inlet 119 faces downward, the flexible cable 122 that rises from the first circuit board 124 toward the first operation surface 113 is inserted into the first inlet 119 as it is. And since the 2nd entrance 120 has faced the upper left, the flexible cable 122 is substantially in the direction of the 2nd circuit board 125 with which the 2nd unit 103 closed with respect to the 1st unit 102 was incorporated. Go straight ahead. At this time, the flexible cable 122 does not communicate between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 by the shortest path, but rather than the shortest path by the one cable guide body 128 included in the rotation guide body 108. Guided by a long route.

  When the second unit 103 is rotated and opened with respect to the first unit 102, the rotation guide body 108 is rotated along with the second unit 103. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, since the engaging portion 129 formed in the second unit 103 is fitted in the engaging groove 123 formed in the rotation guide body 108, the second unit 103 is If it rotates, the rotation guide body 108 will also rotate in conjunction. At this time, as described above, the engaging portion 129 formed in the second unit 103 is fitted in the engaging groove 123 formed in the rotation guide body 108 with play. During the period of about 0 °, the rotation operation of the rotation guide 108 accompanying the rotation of the second unit 103 does not occur. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6A, there is no change in the rotation angle of the rotation guide body 108 between 0 ° and 45 °. For this reason, the flexible cable 122 extending from the second circuit board 125 in the second unit 103 is guided from the cable guide body 128 to the other cable guide body 127 in the rotation guide body 108. Move in the direction closer to.

  When the second unit 103 rotates about 45 °, the rotation guide body 108 is rotated with the second unit 103. As a result, when the second unit 103 rotates to the spread state (180 ° state), the rotation guide body 108 rotates from 0 ° to 135 °. In such a process, the flexible cable 122 extending from the second circuit board 125 maintains a state close to the other cable guide body 127 of the rotation guide body 108, and the second unit 103 is in a spread state. Is turned to the other cable guide 127 (see also FIG. 4). In addition, since the first entrance 119 has a wide opening, even if the rotation guide body 108 is rotated from 0 ° to 135 °, the first inlet 119 is kept facing downward. In other words, the width of the front opening of the first inlet 119 is set to a size that can maintain the state in which the rotation guide body 108 faces downward throughout the entire process of rotating from 0 ° to 135 °. Will be. As a result, the flexible cable 122 that extends from the first circuit board 124 and rises in the direction of the first operation surface 113 does not rotate even if the rotation guide body 108 rotates from 0 ° to 135 °. There is no possibility of being caught in the moving guide body 108.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the rotation guide body 108 in the case where the second unit 103 is in a spread state (180 ° state) with respect to the first unit 102 has the first inlet 119 at the bottom. The second inlet 120 is positioned so as to face slightly to the right. As a result, the flexible cable 122 travels substantially straight in the direction of the second circuit board 125 built in the second unit 103 that is opened in a spread state with respect to the first unit 102 (also in FIG. 4). reference). At this time, the flexible cable 122 communicates between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 through a substantially shortest path. Here, recall again the guide route of the flexible cable 122 when the second unit 103 is in a fully closed state (0 ° state) with respect to the first unit 102. As described above, the flexible cable 122 in this state does not communicate between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 through the shortest path, but one cable guide included in the rotation guide body 108. The body 128 guides the route longer than the shortest route. The difference in the path of the flexible cable 122 between the case where the second unit 103 is fully closed (0 ° state) and the spread state (180 ° state) with respect to the first unit 102. Is characteristic of the handy terminal 101 of the present embodiment.

  That is, in the present embodiment, when the second unit 103 is in a spread state with respect to the first unit 102 (180 ° state), the flexible cable 122 is connected to the first unit 102 and the second unit 103. It is set to communicate between the two with a substantially shortest route. If such a setting is adopted, when the second unit 103 is fully closed with respect to the first unit 102 (0 ° state), the flexible cable 122 has an excess length. Therefore, in this case, the route of the flexible cable 122 is guided to a route longer than the shortest route by one cable guide body 128 included in the rotation guide body 108. Thereby, the adoption of the winding holding structure of the flexible cable 122 at the connecting and rotating portion between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 as described in Patent Document 1, for example, can be avoided. As a result, it is possible to prevent the flexible cable 122 from being disconnected at this portion without causing an increase in the size of the connecting and rotating portion between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103.

  In addition, in the auxiliary meat portion 127a of the other cable guide body 127 of the rotation guide body 108, the flexible cable 122 extending from the second circuit board 125 wraps downward, and the other cable guide body 127 is provided. It is suppressed that it bends greatly in the location guided by. Thereby, the mechanical fatigue of the connection portion between the flexible cable 122 and the second circuit board 125 can be suppressed, and the flexible cable 122 can be prevented from dropping off from the second circuit board 125.

  FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating a rotation state of the rotation guide body 108 when the second unit 103 is closed from the spread state to the fully closed state with respect to the first unit 102. When the second guide unit 103 is closed with respect to the first unit 102 from the spread state to the fully closed state, the state of the rotation guide body 108 is basically changed from the fully closed state to the spread state. The opposite process to that already described is followed. At this time, it should be noted that in the interlocking mechanism 130, the engaging portion 129 formed in the second unit 103 is fitted with the engaging groove 123 formed in the rotation guide body 108 with play. The angle of about 45 ° at the beginning of the rotation is that the rotation operation of the rotation guide 108 accompanying the rotation of the second unit 103 does not occur. That is, when the second unit 103 is closed from the double-sided state to the fully-closed state with respect to the first unit 102, the rotation guide body 108 is rotated while the second unit 103 is rotated from about 180 ° to about 135 °. Does not follow and rotate following the second unit 103, but does follow and rotate while the second unit 103 reaches 135 ° to 0 °. Accordingly, the relationship between the rotation angle of the second unit 103 relative to the first unit 102 and the rotation angle of the rotation guide body 108 is such that the second unit 103 rotates in the opening direction and the closing direction. When the second unit 103 is rotating, it does not match. On the other hand, the angle of the second unit 103 relative to the first unit 102 is 0 ° regardless of whether the second unit 103 rotates in the opening direction or in the closing direction. The rotation position of the rotation guide body 108 is unchanged, and the rotation angle of the rotation guide body 108 when the angle of the second unit 103 with respect to the first unit 102 is 180 ° is also the same. Is unchanged.

  Here, the reason why the non-following section of about 45 ° is set without causing the turning guide body 108 to follow the turning operation of the second unit 103 completely will be described. Attention is paid to the case where the rotation angle of the second unit 103 with respect to the first unit 102 in FIG. 6 is 0 ° and 180 °. When the rotation angle of the second unit 103 is 180 °, as described above, the flexible cable 122 is guided so as to communicate between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 through a substantially shortest path. is doing. On the other hand, when the rotation angle of the second unit 103 is 0 °, the flexible cable 122 is connected so that the first unit 102 and the second unit 103 are connected by a route longer than the shortest route. I have to guide you. Then, when the amount of rotation of the second unit 103 and the amount of rotation of the rotation guide body 108 are matched, the flexible cable 122 that causes a surplus length when the second unit 103 is 0 ° is rotated. It becomes impossible to guide by the guide body 108. This point can be easily assumed by assuming a state in which the rotation guide body 108 is further rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6 when the rotation angle of the second unit 103 is 0 °. I can understand.

  However, with reference to FIG. 6, when the rotation angle of the second unit 103 is 0 °, assuming that the rotation guide body 108 is positioned at a position further rotated counterclockwise, Although it can be imagined that the lower portion of one cable guide body 128 guides the flexible cable 122 so that the flexible cable 122 is not bent excessively by bending the flexible cable 122, this is not correct. This is because, in this case, in order to avoid bending of the flexible cable 122 extending from the first circuit board 124 and facing upward, the opening of the first inlet 119 must be made wider, and so on. If the cable guide body 128 is configured, the cross-sectional area of the cable guide body 128 becomes smaller, and even if the rotation guide body 108 is positioned further in the counterclockwise direction, the flexible cable 122 no longer has an extra length. It is because it becomes impossible to guide so that there is no.

  On the other hand, by setting a non-following section of about 45 ° without causing the turning guide 108 to follow the turning operation of the second unit 103 completely, the turning angle of the second unit 103 is 180 degrees. The flexible cable 122 can be guided to the shortest path when the angle is °, and the path longer than the shortest path when the rotation angle is 0 °. As a result, according to the present embodiment, the flexible cable 122 is prevented from being slackened at the rotational connection portion between the first unit 102 and the second unit 103, and is caused by such slackening. The disconnection of the flexible cable 122 can be suppressed.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the handy terminal 101 is being opened. As described above, the rotation guide body 108 has a wide opening between the first inlets 119. Therefore, as is apparent from FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, when the second unit 103 is fully closed with respect to the first unit 102, the first inlet 119 is exposed to the outside. As described above, even if the second unit 103 is rotated to about 45 °, the rotation guide body 108 does not rotate. During this time, the exposed state of the first inlet 119 does not change.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, when the second unit 103 is opened to about 135 °, the first inlet 119 is moved to the first unit 102 by the rotation of the rotation guide body 108 by about 90 °. It is hidden and no longer exposed to the outside (see also FIG. 6).

  FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which the second unit 103 is opened by about 90 ° with respect to the first unit 102. However, when the second unit 103 is opened by about 90 °, the first inlet 119 is slightly exposed as is apparent from FIG. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, when the finger of the left hand is positioned at the position of the rotation guide body 108, the finger enters the first entrance 119 that is slightly exposed, and the second finger reaches about 135 ° shown in FIG. If the unit 103 is opened, a finger may be caught in the first inlet 119. In this embodiment, such finger pinching is prevented by restricting the position of the finger retracting projection 112 provided in the first unit 102.

  However, when the handy terminal 101 is strongly gripped, the finger is deformed by its elasticity, and it may not be possible to suppress the entry of the finger into the first inlet 119 only by restricting the position of the finger retracting projection 112. Assuming such a situation, the possibility that a finger is caught in the first entrance 119 cannot be completely wiped out.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the finger retracting unit 111 is provided, and the finger holding the part of the rotation guide body 108 is pushed by the finger retracting unit 111 as the second unit 103 is opened, and the finger is rotated. It can be separated from 108. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the second unit 103 is opened by about 90 °, the finger retracting portion 111 starts to come into contact with the finger holding the portion of the rotation guide body 108. Since the finger retracting portion 111 protrudes from the exterior surface 110 of the second unit 103 and has a large coefficient of friction, the finger is pushed away from the rotation guide body 108 according to the opening operation of the second unit 103.

  FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the second unit 103 is opened by about 135 ° with respect to the first unit 102. In a state where the second unit 103 is opened by about 135 °, the finger is pushed by the finger retracting unit 111 and moved away from the rotation guide body 108. As described above with reference to FIG. 7, when the second unit 103 opens to about 135 °, the first inlet 119 is hidden behind the first unit 102 by the rotation of the rotation guide body 108 by about 90 °. And no longer exposed to the outside (see also FIG. 6). Therefore, if the finger is separated from the rotation guide body 108 at this time, it is possible to reliably prevent the finger from being caught in the first inlet 119.

  FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state in which the second unit 103 is opened to the first unit 102 until the second unit 103 is in a spread state. As a result, in a state where the second unit 103 is opened until the second unit 103 is spread, there is no possibility that the finger is caught in the first inlet 119.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the handy terminal which shows one Embodiment of this invention was closed. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the handy terminal was opened. It is a perspective view of a rotation guide body. It is a vertical side view which shows the rotation connection part of a 1st unit and a 2nd unit. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation connection part of a 1st unit and a 2nd unit in a cross section. (A) is a schematic diagram showing the rotation state of the rotation guide body when the second unit is opened from the fully closed state to the spread state with respect to the first unit, and (b) is for the first unit. It is a schematic diagram which shows the rotation state of the rotation guide body at the time of a 2nd unit closing from a double spread state to a fully closed state. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the handy terminal is being opened wide. It is a side view which shows the state which the 2nd unit opened about 90 degrees with respect to the 1st unit. It is a side view which shows the state which the 2nd unit opened about 135 degrees with respect to the 1st unit. It is a side view which shows the state opened until the 2nd unit will be in a spread state with respect to the 1st unit.

Explanation of symbols

102 1st unit, 103 2nd unit, 104 hinge, 108 rotation guide body, 110 exterior surface, 111 finger retracting part, 113 1st operation surface, 116 2nd operation surface, 119 1st entrance, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 2nd entrance, 121 Cable penetration hole, 122 Flexible cable, 124 1st circuit board, 125 2nd circuit board, 127,128 Cable guide body, 130 Interlocking mechanism

Claims (3)

A first unit having a first operation surface and incorporating a first circuit board;
A second unit having a second operation surface and incorporating a second circuit board;
The first unit and the second unit are connected to each other so as to be able to open and close in a rotatable manner, so that the first operation surface and the second operation surface can face each other and can be changed to a spread state. A hinge,
The second circuit board rises from the first circuit board in the direction of the first operation surface, passes through a connection position between the first unit and the second unit, and is connected to the second unit from the side of the second unit. A flexible cable coupled to a circuit board and electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board;
A finger retracting portion that is provided in the vicinity of the rotation connecting portion between the first unit and the second unit and that protrudes from the exterior surface on the back side of the second operation surface of the second unit. When,
Handy terminal equipped with. The flexible cable is pivotally attached to the first unit so as to pivot on the same axis as the pivot center of the hinge at a position where the flexible cable passes, and extends from the first circuit board to A first inlet for inserting the flexible cable rising in the direction of the first operation surface and a second inlet for inserting the flexible cable formed narrower than the first inlet and extending from the second circuit board. A rotation guide body having a cable insertion hole through which the flexible cable is inserted by communicating with an inlet and a pair of cable guide bodies facing the flexible cable through the cable insertion hole;
The second unit and the rotation guide body are connected with play so that the rotation guide body also rotates in accordance with the rotation operation of the second unit, and the second unit is predetermined by the play. An interlocking mechanism that prevents the rotation operation from being transmitted to the rotation guide until the angle is rotated;
The handy terminal according to claim 1, comprising: The handy terminal according to claim 1, wherein the finger retracting portion has a friction coefficient larger than that of the exterior surface.

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